Shloka 15
कालनियमः शोकशमनं च
Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief
Devanagari script
यदा न भावं कुरुते सर्वभूतेषु पापकम् । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रद्म सम्पद्यते तदा
Transliteration
yadā na bhāvaṃ kurute sarvabhūteṣu pāpakam | karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā ||
Translation
毗湿摩波耶那说：当一个人对一切众生不再起任何罪恶之念——无论在行为、心念或言语上——那时他便证得梵（Brahman），至上的真实。
Word by Word
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भावम्disposition/attitude (here: evil intent)
भावम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभाव
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कुरुतेdoes/makes
कुरुते:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
सर्वभूतेषुtowards/in all beings
सर्वभूतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूत
FormNeuter, Locative, Plural
पापकम्sinful/evil
पापकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपापक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कर्मणाby action/deed
कर्मणा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
मनसाby mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
वाचाby speech/word
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सम्पद्यतेattains/comes to
सम्पद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaB
BrahmanS
sarvabhūta (all beings)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Liberation is tied to ethical purity: when one abandons harmful intent toward all beings in the three channels of conduct—actions, thoughts, and speech—one becomes fit to attain Brahman.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana reports a teaching that defines a practical criterion for spiritual attainment: universal non-malice expressed consistently in deed, mind, and word.